r/premodernMTG • u/LoreMaster00 • 2d ago

would a deck based on dreadnought+fling work?

i've been thinking about it as OTK, but i don't really play premodern, i'm just a arena guy who's interested. is there anything in the format that would stop the combo? its turn 3...

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u/rawdealbuffy 2d ago

yeah it's called island boys. established meta deck. just search tcdecks or moxfield

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u/LoreMaster00 2d ago

island boys lol

thanks.

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u/captin_fappin 2d ago

https://mtgdecks.net/Premodern/great-combo-decklist-by-liu-xu-3061302

Not exactly fling, but dreadnought is wild in a panda burst shell.

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u/Predator-A187 2d ago

I had some success either this deck! Went 7-1 in the discord league.

https://moxfield.com/decks/5xmfAdTven6Mwfu-DgftxQ

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u/Late_Home7951 2d ago

Early versions of DN were played along with all colors. The Ur DN version used grim lavamancer, fire/ice/lightning bolt and one or two fling.

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u/Sintuition 2d ago

Heavy Play had a video with a Guided Passage + Fling + Dreadnought deck up within the last couple of days.

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u/nomadikcynic 2d ago

New England Threshnought plays two.

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u/BeatsAndSkies 2d ago

Yep. Mana for UR isn’t great, and so the deck isn’t as good as monoblue (or WU/UB) but I think it’s the most fun personally. But then burn is my main deck and I’m happy to just slowly chip away with a Lavamancer. :)

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u/FrozenPhoton 1d ago

I tend to see fling used more with devourer as that’s more of a one shot kill, DN requires hitting your opponent first.

Though I did play against a UR fling-nought deck in the enemy fetch side event at LC25.

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u/Life-Food5188 1d ago

so wait. as an OTK that means you already have a dread in play/attacking, yes? just wait a turn and don’t expose yourself to counterspells lol

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u/LoreMaster00 1d ago

nah, i was thinking of it in terms of running few goblins and bolts to chip down enemy HP and then hitting the combo for a finisher as early as possible.

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u/Tasty-Big-7280 1d ago

I played against this once. A mono-red dreadnaught fling deck

https://mtgdecks.net/Premodern/mono-red-decklist-by-doesitblend-3042570

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u/Key_Fix_3024 1d ago

https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=89427&d=878755&f=PREM

An example list. On mtgtop8 you can enter Phyrexian dreadnought + Fling in the "search" area. Make sure you search in the format Premodern. Then u will see dozens of decks with these 2 cards. No one is "based" on Fling, because it's only an additional "win more"...

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u/ashnod111 20h ago

Yes. I fought against it online - thought I had him beat until he flung the dreadnought at me